just make sure you send them with a jacket because it's a chilly start to the morning. meteorologist steve fertig is here to tell united state us hos and if it's going to last throughout the week. >> good morning, patrice. it's going to last through the day. although it will warm into the 70s this afternoon. it's a cool start and it will be a cool couple days before we see a warm up before the weekend. we will look forward to 80s then. today 75. at the bus stop, here is where we start. 63 degrees, there are locations to the north that are starting in the upper 50s. as patrice said it, a chilly start and you might want the light jacket. mostly cloudy skies. and we should some sunshine mixed in during the day. you will see the 50s up in pittsburgh and in general, 57 in harrisburg, and more 50s as you go further points toward buffalo. it's going to be a chilly start for everybody in the mid-atlantic and the northeast

and you see showers to the south, staying to the south and high pressure staying to the north. it fights off the shower activity to the north. if you're in the north, expect showers, and then they will taper off by afternoon and we will look forward to clear or clearer skies i should say. we will have a mix of sun and clouds for later in the day we will see what is in store later in the day. right now what is what is happening on the roadways. we have candace dold. >> reporter: we have to deal with the gas main leak and unfortunately it's shutting down fayette street between park avenue and utah street. as for the alternate, lombard and pratt is going to be problem-free throughout the area. keep that in mind. the watermain work that is next to the gas main work at saratoga street is going to be between green and march di martin lutheg

beloved. franklin and mulberry is going to be the best alternate we are seeing a lott of volume. right now not really affected a 15-minute ride. it's going to be an easy ride on the top end of the beltway from the jfx toward greenspring avenue, right now a 4-minute commute. on the west side of the beltway, building conditions but from liberty toward wilkens avenue, we're still in the green with an 8-minute trip. that's a look at the morning travels, patrice, back to you. thank you, candace. today is the first day of school for hundreds of thousands of students. baltimore city and county schools are among the many school districts kicking off the 2009, 2010 school years. joel d smith is live at upper fells point to start our team coverage. good morning, joel. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. just in case you dt feel like

going to school. we go the weather to show you that weathe summer is about ove. i recommend a jacket. this is the school where dr. an 3dr. andres alonzo will be greeting kids. the focus this year, dr. alonzo says is the high schools. even though they have seen good trends the past few years, and especially last year with the trends going up. 172 schools will be greeted by 700 new teachers that is about average. they are proud to see better sat and act scores. and the theme the future of education is starting to today including the chesapeake high virtual learning environment. teachers are expecting teachers to be ready and exciting new faces around and they have

advice and a request. >> parents need to make sure that their parents are well rested and they got all of their supplies ready to go. they are looking forward it. they know what to do once they get into the classroom. for the most part, parents need to be supportive. >> reporter: that is being supportive of the students and the teachers is what they want. superintendent joe harrison is going to be visiting schools. the big event is at dunbar high school. around 8:15 is when we expect the mayor and the governor to be share their thoughts on the first day of school. the kids are arriving. the doors open in just a few hours, 2009/2010 school season is here. joel d smith fox 45 morning news. they are stepping up the steps to prevent swine flu. they will treat the swine

flu-like the seasonal flu but they plan to be vigilant with this virus. a white house panel says swine flu could kill between 30,000 and 90,000 people and send almost 2 million people to the hospital. 1 million people in the u.s. have gotten sick with swine flu and infections may rise as kids go back to school. to gat these statistics, a vaccine is being created. it might be october before the vaccine is available. >> we already know that it's not sufficient for the entire population. we are trying to identify what the most at risk populations to be able to vaccinate right now. when the vaccine becomes available, officials recommend your children getting both the seasonal flu and the swine flu vaccine. a howard keantd teen wh cous

struck by a driver has died. he was riding his bike along the shoulder of route 108 when he was struck and killed by a drunk driver. he the drunk driver was arrested on several charges including heroin possession. he has been since released on a $100,000 bond but could face even more charges. >> it was devastating to the people who knew him. we feel very deeply for his family. >> police say wartman was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. pennsylvania state police say the weather is to blame for a car accident that left two overly high school dead and a baltimore police officer fighting for his life. michael jones junior and his girlfriend, shanikua tucker were in pennsylvania for a scrimmage when the car they were riding lost control and hit a tree

along interstate 91. michael's father a baltimore police officer was driving the car. officer jones is at strong trauma but listed in serious but stable condition. nearly a week after it started, a raging wildfire continues to burn in california. not only has it consumed tens of thousands of acres but now it's being blamed for the deaths of two firefighters. karen has the latest from sun land, california. >> reporter: an out-of-control wildfire burning in los angeles county turns deadly. two firefighters are killed when their vehicle rolls down a mountain side. >> this is a very difficult time for los angeles fire department. >> reporter: nea nearly 300 firefighters are trying to contain the fire. the fire has proven for challenging for crews on the ground and on the air.

firefighters have only been able to contain a small portion of it. the biggest problem is dry brush and sweltering temperatures. >> this still a very serious situation that we have witnessed today. the weather, the fuel, the topography are dictating our fire fighting actions. >> reporter: so far the fast-moving fire has shard several thousands acres and moved hundreds out of their home after getting word on sunday that they were on the fire's path. >> officials told us to evacuate immediately. >> reporter: some residents did what they could to protect their home. >> i'm trying my best. >> reporter: using the injuries of three people who failed to heed evacuations orderses as an example, governor schwarzenegger had this to say. >> please heed the orders from officials. they wouldn't tell you to evacuate if it is not necessary. >> reporter: the governor has declared a state of emergency in

the areas affected hopefully to free up resources to fight this wire. still ahead the 11 best days of summer are here. we are live at the state fair, coming up in the hometown hot spot. and tropical storm danny was on his well behavior, as

if you didn't get a chance to get out to the maryland state fair this weekend, don't worry. you haven't missed your chance. it's just day 4 out of 11 and there's still plenty of fun to be had. john are vein join ravine joinss morning. >> good morning, john. >> good morning. >> tell me about what is going on at the fair and your connection with it, because you have a sweet connection. >> i entered the better delly

contest. and made a she is cake. >> and there's a big blue ribbon on it, so that means. >> yes, i won first place. >> and i see people are enjoying the cheese cake, it's half gone. >> yes, yes, it's quite popular. >> in addition to the rides, this is wasn't many things going on at the fair. tell me about the contest and all of the chocolate you see there. >> we had to use at least one gerdeli product and create a recipe and turn it in. the first and second place winners won some cash in addition to a ribbon. i won $150 and the second place won $50. >> very nice. we were at the fair last weekend and we were doing funnel cakes and corn dogs. we should have come over to where you were. >> yes, and have very good

chocolate. >> joan, have you had a chance to check the rest of the fair and what is the going on? >> i was very nervous about the cheese cake. >> understandable. congratulations, all the nerves paid off, you won first place. >> yes, thank you. >> the chack let an chocolate at is only one of several things you can do at the fair. for more information log on to foxbaltimore.com/morning. i don't know how i missed that at the fair. i got to tell you. usually my nose will find chocolate within a 2-mile radius. sky watch rai radius is looking great. you will find some clouds. if you're at the southern part of the eastern shore, you are looking at showers this morning. we will put things into motion for you. that will give you an idea of how the showers are moving. again, it looks like it's moving

further north and east, it might even more into the northern part of the state. i think you will find that the high pressure moving north and west will keep it at bay. and even down south here, will move it out of the region. we did pretty good with danny staying over the weekend. now we are looking at the showers as i said for the southern part of the eastern shore. that if the models are correct, they will move out of here by this afternoon. that is something to look forward to afternoon. temperatures only 70s for high. it will stay rather cool today. you can see the rainshowers the steering mechanism or the movement will be along a frontal boundary south. the low pressure moving right along. high pressure also bringing in drier conditions should as well keep those showers from moving further points north. that is the way things would appear and again the showers

moving out, a little bit further afternoon, according to the scan models. can you see the clearer skies coming your way further today. pretty nice looking week as you check the showers. look at the dry air. the darker area indicating that. we should see lots of real nice temperatures. temperatures right now in the 60s and even a couple of 50s out in spots much cooler than the west. should get up to 75 degrees for the high, for the eastern shore with the showers falling right now. 74 for the central part of the state. back to the west temperatures getting only to 72 degrees with more clear skies. 55 degrees for the over height low temperatures. a chilly -- overnight low temperatures. a wind at 10 miles per hour. as we look ahead for the rest of the week. let's start today and see how we progress as we start with the noon hour, 70 degrees for noon,

and 71 after getting to the high temperature about 4:00 or even 3:00 and 74 degrees. if you are heading to the fair today, 72 degrees at 2:00 p.m., and partly cloudy. part plea cloudy at 8:00 p.m. we will be chillier as we get to the nighttime. 74 degrees for tomorrow, with partly cloudy skies. and the more the same but warmer on thursday, 80 degrees. then look at more sunshine for the weekend shaping up nicely for friday, saturday and sunday, low 80s, 82 for saturday, and 81 for the sunday. all in all, it looks like a nice week ahead. fox 45 sky watch weather is at your finger tips. iradar is available at foxbaltimore.com. you can use fox 45 radar interactive radar to track the incoming storms. go to web and clis foxbaltimorek on i radar. for a look at what is happening on the roadways, candace dold with the traffic edge.

>> reporter: the volume is starting to filter in a little bit earlier as kids head back to school. that means that parents are off and going this morning. so far so good, in the northeast corner, 65 miles per hour and 49 on the jfx. you're traveling on 82 through baltimore county, you're looking at 62 miles per hour and bogue okay on the beltway, at 59. all in all, not too much to complain about as you head out this morning. of course, we do still have the gas main leak that happened last week and it continues to shutdown fa yet street. and lombard and pratt are going to be the best bet for the alternate, any are incident free. from 695 downtown it's going to be in the green a nice and pleasant drive. the same traffic pattern from the jfx up toward greenspring wrapping down toward 795. checking in on the west side right at liberty road, the cars

are cruising along but it starts to get heavy moving around 70. just be aware it's starting to buildup out there. that's a look at the morning commute. patrice, back to you. topping this morning's health check, the world health organization is warning that the global spread of the h91n11n1 vs could speed up over the next few months. now many colleges are preparing on their campus. >> reporter: they are among the most vulnerable group of people to an h1, n1 outspread. they eat at crowded rooms, and eat together in the same putting them at risk. officials hope that h education will prevent it. if that doesn't work, many schools have a plan b. >> they have an amazing system where they can shift to online

teaching to the unde undergradue population. in this case, if they have access to their computer but are otherwise well, they can continue with their learning. >> reporter: online educational programs like blackboard, college kids can keep up with their classes. >> in general if you logged in, you with see the lecture notes, any discussion forums that are going on about that lecture, you would see your assignment, online test. >> reporter: the centers for disease control added 19 to 24 years old to the first priority group for the h1n1 vaccine. for the vaccine not expected to be available until late october. students feel safe knowing that if their campus is shutdown, they can still log on? >> i would be more relieved that drexel has assistance set up for this. with the 10 week quarters, you if miss a day of class you are really far behind. >> i will head down the shore and do all of my classes online.

i will feel on vacation while still doing work. still ahead, it's your world as you have never seen it before. >> a deli and they're in a hurry in to reach their nesting ground. >> we have a sneak peek at earth, coming up in the low down. and next a dramatic display of affection, what brought on this breakdown. that is coming up

a 17-year-old adopted by a maryland woman comes face to face with his birth parent in china. the emotional reunion happened this weekend. >> reporter: in an instant it all came out, anguish, guilt,

and the joy of finding a child that they thought was lost altogether, 11 years ago. that child was christian norris 17 now and unmoved by this out pouring of emotion. perhaps because both of men, his birth father and his uncle are disadvantaged. >> i don't remember my father. i remember my uncle most of the time. >> reporter: christian thought that his uncle was his father. because his parents had two child, violating the china's one strict 1 child policy. when he was 6, christian went to live with birth parents so he could attend school and was told they were a foster family. after a few months as he returned to the village by bus, he disappeared. the details are unclear, but it could have been up to a year later when police brought him to

an orphanage. eventually adopted by julia, a u.s. volunteer at the orphanage. >> did you expect that emotion when his uncle and father broke down. >> not that much, it's heartbreaking. my heart breaks to the family that they have missed out on these years with him. >> reporter: painful years of never knowing. i had a sickness in my heart. today i can say it's being cured completely said his father. this reunion was set in motion, three years ago when christian asked to find his family in china. they spent together touring beijing, holding hands. christian's past might be here in china, but he has grown up american, spending most of his life in the united states, and for now at least, that is where he says, he sees his future. a decision which his chinese family say they will respect.

but he has grown taller, bigger, but inside chinese blood is still flowing in his veins says his father. after so many years of past, they're hoping not to let go again. still to come, can the dow stage a come back after the friday's fallout? find out the latest business news next. it's back to school. how is your district getting ready. we will have

>>stocks ended mostly lower on friday, as the dow industrial snapped an 8 day losing streak. the dow ended 9,944 points. the market failed to rally despite good news on the computer front. chip making intel boost its earnings forecast. the demand for personal

computers is on the rise and the sales will be higher than previously forecast. and dell finished higher after the earnings reports met expectations. you can say thanks cash for clunkers, consumer spending rose point 20 after a dropped more than a percent in june. getting people to buy new vehicles had a hand on the spending increase. this after the spending outcome was virtually unchanged? july from june. apple signed a multiyear deal with shin china unicom. they are the largest cell phone company. coming up furloughs and layoffs. former governor bob ehrlich weighs in on the state's budget crunch. >> reporter: wake-up. for most students today is the first day back to school for

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well in back to fox 45 morning news, 6:31 is the time. i'm pa ti patrice har ri. it's thharris.it's the first da. a lot of students are heading out to the first day of school. meteorologist steve fertig is here with the first day of

school forecast. it's going to be a cool day. 70s is much cooler than comfortable. >> you said cooler than average. >> we are in the low 80s. >> i'm not ready to say goodbye to the warm weather just yet is what i'm trying to say here. >> and you won't. you will say hello again this weekend. you might sing that song, what does it say, hello again ♪ ♪, i can't believe i tried. 65 degrees for the temperature in baltimore. 67 in chester town, 64 in chock chockiesville, and people are wondering, what is wrong, that is he trying to sing. showers on the southern part of the eastern shore. that is where it will stay until about noon and then it moves out of there. for most of us it will be a cloudier start and look forward to a mix of sun and clouds through the afternoon. the high pressure in the north is going to keep us dry, again for the most part, meaning everybody else other than the eastern shore. it will also bring in the cooler

temperatures to get the northerly flow. 70 degrees for the noontime temperature. 71 at 6:00 p.m., partly cloudy skies, looking for a high temperature of 74. now candace dold is here with a look at the situation on the roadways with the traffic edge. >> reporter: thank you, steve. and good morning. well, if you are heading out and hitting the roadways this early monday morning. it's back to school time. that means a lot of heavy extra volume starting to filter in. we do have a few incidents you need to know about, that includes debris on the northbound lanes of 895 at the harbor tunnel. the problem is this takes out one lane there. as a result you will want to stick with 95 and scoot through the fort mchenry tunnel instead. if you're going to approach the downtown region on the southbound of the jfx, we're in the green from 695 toward east fayette street, only looking at a 15 minute clip. from route 702 wrapping toward 70, so far no significant delays so we're looking at a 15-minute ride there. that's a look at the morning commute, patrice, back to you. candace, thank you.

6 he 33:00 no6:33 on fox 45 mor. no more sleeping in, no more camps or vacations. today is the first day of school for most students in our area. joel d smith is up in fells point and he is letting us know how everyone is dealing with the first day of school, good morning, joel. >> reporter: yes, good morning, patrice. i expect to see the long faces coming this morning. they will have jackets on, to make them feel like the summer is over. maybe they will help them transition a little. we are in front of the wolf high schools. they will be greeting kids coming here before going to a big opening ceremony at dunbar high school. the focus for the school is the high school even though they have had good trends, talking about fewer suspensions. 104,000 students starting there. they will be greeted by 700 new teachers. that is about average for them. they are proud of better sat and

act scores that they have heard of recently. they will be encountering many exciting faces but they want the students and parents to know that even though this is just the first day it's still a day that counts. >> there's of course, going to be excitement across the school system and just about every classroom. kids are going to be learning, their new teachers, and they are going to be making new friends. that takes a bit of an adjustment period. the folks, getting started with the educational instructional program as soon as we can. >> reporter: that will start in a few hours. parents are reminded to make sure that the kids get enough sleep if they can. get the pencils sharpened, and get the backpacks ready and grab the snack lunch. it's time for the 2009/2010 year school. as fells point academy kids will be arriving soon. as school begins, health

officials are stepping up their efforts to contain the spread of swine flu. this year, there are new policies and new protocols. health officials still say they plan to be vigilant with this virus, especially as frightening new predictions surfacement a white house panel says swine flu could kill between 30,000 and 90,000 people and send almost 2 million people in the u.s. to the hospital. 1 million people in the u.s. have already gotten sick with swine flu, and infections may rise as kids go back to school. to combat the statistics, a vaccine is being created. it might not be until october before the vaccine is available. we already know that it's not sufficient for the entire population. so we're trying to really identify what are the most high risk populations to be able to vaccinate right now. >> when the vaccine becomes

available, health officials recommend your children getting both the seasonal flu and the swine flu vaccine. we want to know what you think? do you agree with the new policy? this is one of the new one's we're walking it to keep schools affected with swine flu open. it's the question of the day? you can send us a tweet or a call. you can send that tweet at anytime and the calls we will take during the 7:00 hour. two boats collide in anne arundel county, killing two men and injuring another. it happened near the split of marley creek at glen burnie. one boat carrying john martin capsized following the crash. coast guard officers were able to rescue them but they couldn't save the man on board the second boat. police have released his name, but he was well known in the community. >> he was just a good all around

man. >> it's a great loss, believe me right now. >> john martin was treated for a cut on the arm along with several contusions. he is expected to be okay. the cause of the crash is under investigation. a white supremacist charged with killing a security guard at the holocaust museum at d.c. will be arraigned this week. james bon burn is scheduled to be in federal court on wednesday. the shooting happened las back t von bron has been in the hospital. charges against him make him eligible for the death penalty. thousands came out to the 128th state fair this weekend. people took in the favorite like the cattle shows, and the pig races, a pork named kevin bacon smoked away of the the rest of

the pigs. >> every year, it gets bigger and bigger. no matter what the economy is. >> you still have time to enjoy the fair. on saturday you can star at a commercial at the maryland fair. at the fox 45 booth, you can be a part of the i am baltimore commercial shoot. just look for the fox 45 banner on the edge of the midway. coming up get all of the juice yesterday secrets from wisteria lane. >> he de, ieddie, is that reall? >> we have a sneak peek on at the desperate housewives dvd on the low down. it's back to school again. and that means people are hitting the roads earlier. take a look at whitemarsh. it's a heavy

welcome back. 6:41 on this monday morning. let's check the sky watch hd radar and check how things are looking as you head back to school. if you're in the eastern south, you're going to run into some showers. that is where they stay for the most part. look at the movement, from the south to the northeast, and looking at this activity, toward

the central part of virginia. we may get a couple of sprinkles in spots, but for the most part, they should stay out of our way, thanks to the high pressure bringing us drier air. certainly it's falling in the eastern shore. there the activity persists longer until the noon hour, and then it should diminish some as low pressure along the frontal boundary moves to the east and dryedrier air moves from the no. we are looking the a drier scenario as danny stayed off the coast and didn't have much effect on our weather fortunately. 65 degrees with mostly cloudy skies to start. you will see your share of cloud cover out there. 68% relative humidity, pressure is rising as the high pressure builds in from the north and west, 50 is the dew point which is an indication of how dry it is. take a look at the temperatures,

we're at 65 at baltimore, the same for d.c. 67 in salisbury. breezy out there. 66 in hagerstown and 46 in oakland. breezy conditions because of a high pressure to the north and low pressure to the south and east. and we only see dew points in the low 50s or near 50 degrees in baltimore and d.c. and 49 up in hagerstown, 43 in oakland. again it's an indication of how dry it is and you can see the high pressure from the north bringing in the drier air. as far as the showers go, by noon, we will start to he see -- to see the showers move out on the southern part of the eastern shore as the low pressure moves out of the atlantic. the high pressure moves in, and we look at many days in fact of dry conditions for this week as we move toward a very nice weekend in fact. 75 degrees for the high temperature we expect to get in the eastern shore with the showers this morning and most hely cloudy skies thereafter. -- mostly cloudy skies

thereafter. we expect to climb to 75 degrees. back to west cooler but more sunshine as we get to 72 degrees with the north wind at 5-10 miles an hour. tonight, bie 55 degrees for the overnight low. partly cloudy skies. north winds at 5-10 miles an hour. bief55, definitely a cool night. 74 degrees around 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. 70 degrees should do it for you noon. 71 at 6:00 p.m. around the 74-degree high temperature. if you're headed to the fair, of course, for today, will you look for 2:00 temperature, around 72 degrees with partly cloudy skies and partly includey at 8:00 p.m. with the temperature then at 68 degrees. tomorrow 76 degrees for the high. partly cloudy and 79 on wednesday, 80 on thursday, and as i was saying, real nice weekend with 82 degrees, mostly clear skies on friday, that's a susunshine for saturday and sunday. 83 for saturday, and 81 for your sunday. fox 45 sky watch weather is now at your finger tips.

iradar is available at fox 45.com. you can use the powerful radar to track incoming storms. the interactive tools will let you know when the thunderstorms are over your house and possibly soon enough, the snow, too. not yet. >> candace is here. >> reporter: one thing at a time, steve. if you're heading out and hitting the roadways, that is probably what you're going to be saying out there this morning. as you know, when the kids start going back to school, we start to see a lot of volume fillerring in out there pretty soon. 53 miles per hour on the southbound end of the jfx and 63 on he 83 moving through baltimore county the west side of the beltway, we're at 55 miles per hour, so it's definitely starting to slow. and then 61 on 95 through howard county. but as for what the roads actually do look like, on 95 right at whitemarsh boulevard, here it is, you can see the delays forming from southbound

boulevard to 695. we have our fair share of volume already on the roads. starting on 95, through the city, things are looking a-okay for us. we did have debris at 895 through the harbor tunnel that has not cleared out. the tuns ar tunnels are clear. we are starting to go with volume from 395 to 695 but no mishaps to talk about. on 95 moving through howard county, here it is route 32, light activity, we're loving that moving through the howard region. on 695, the west side that is building pretty quickly from wilkens avenue all the way up toward liberty road. right now we're look at a 9 minute clip. at liberty road exit, at 695, you can see a lot of drivers starting to tap the brakes on the outer loop lanes, and modest congestion heading on up to 695. that is a look at the morning travels. back to you. if you have something happening in your community.

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ryland board of public works approves $454 million in budget cuts for more than 200 state works e these cuts mean layoffs. those who weren't given of the pink lips are ordered to take up to 10 furlough days. >> this is round two of cuts. was this inevitable or poor foresight.

>> inevitable. every governor regardless of their slot, is in a difficult situation given the state of the national economy. the problem is here we have access baited our problems the problem is we grew the budge in '07 and '08 when the eve of recession. when the clouds were out there starting to rain, we should have known better and we did not. >> $744 million deficit. you're talking about the special session. can you raise taxes? >> you can certainly, and given the predisposition in annapolis, that is traditionally the method that they look to but the problem is for them election day looming, and even in this state, another tax increase, on top of what they have done the largest tax increase in maryland history, would be difficult in the political contest. >> it means the closing of

maryland prisoner boot camp and you got hundreds of patients there. how is that going to affect maryland? >> it's going to affect maryland in a lost ways. maybe the most interesting impact will be cuts to local aid as you know. the counties it will hit the subdivisions. the counties have never been hit. even when we inherited our situation. we held the counties harmless. this is going to mean real repercussions, concerning transportations and potentially local education dollars as well. >> here in baltimore county that trickle down effect it being felt down, talking $35 million to the aid being cut. baltimore a prime example of where it's going to really hurt? >> had is where poor budge tarry decisions at the state level when back to bite the subdivisions later. >> do you think this going to be cost saving. >> we will see what the mind-set is. we will do this to get over and

this little cut to get over. when things get better we will raise taxes or continue the spending binge. s not very good policy. the other thing you have to worry of how demorelized your state force. these are the people that turn the lights on in th at night and off at night. these are the people that make life go. it's real easy to degrade state employees and public employees for that matter, but the fact of the matter is these people make the state go. that is why my problem is with furloughs. furloughs it's very difficult because it's difficult to plan. a lot of people making 30 to $45,000 a year, maybe single head of house of a family. those folks, those days means a lot of dollars. it makes it difficult in a family planning level to plan your life. as a result you become

demoralized. that is what you do to the state workforce. >> do you see the furloughs going up? >> we will see what the national recession plays a part here. there will be more public boards meeting like this one. there will be more cuts coming this fiscal year! >> thank you for being with us. >> you can read more about this

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next on fox 45 morning news, a man is killed in a boating accident. how neighbors are remembering the victim. back to school concerns. the new policies in place to keep your kids safe from swine flu. and a dramatic display of family reunoticed with the son they thought they lost over a decade ago.

good morning. it's monday, august 31st, i'm patrice harris. it's the beginning of a new week and the beginning of a new school year for many students today is the first day back to school. you have to get up, get out of the bed, get a good breakfast and get ready to get out there. we're going to have team coverage. megan gilliland is live in baltimore county, and joel d smith is live in the city. they're going to tell us how kids, parents and teachers are getting ready for the back to school, first day of the school year. good morning, i'm patrice harris. let's check in with meteorologist steve fertig and see what they are expecting in terms of weather, a cool start to the morning. one of the things they're going to prepare is getting to the jacket they haven't worse than in a while. it's cooler. we have the 50s and 60s for the most part. it's still chilly and it will be a chilly afternoon as the temperatures get into the low 70s. feeling more school like for sure, 54 degrees is the temperature in baltimore, the same for cockeysville, and 67,

but you will see up in elk ton, 51, how about, 58 west minute stervewestminister.a lot of cloe time being and even shower for the southern part of the eastern shore. showers should win out today and bring us a mix of sun and clouds and drier air for the north in general with cooler temperatures because of the northerly flow of air coming our way. the bigger picture shows you that we got clouds to start but we should see more clearing. 70 degrees by the noon hour. 71 at 6:00 p.m. after getting to the high of 74 degrees, right around 3:00 this afternoon. of course, the fair is still going on. i will give you the fair forecast in a little bit as well. right now, i do want to see about the roadways this morning as we commute back to work or back to school. >> thank you, steve. that is correct as people do head out to school this morning and back to school, you're going to find a lot of cars on the

roadways already at 7:00 on the early monday morning. starting out along 695, at liberty road, look at this, we already have a pretty slow go at liberty. that continues toward 70. as for the inner loop, no problems to talk about, heading up toward 795. speaking of 795, on the southbound lanes right now from westminister pike toward the beltway, it's also going to be filing in there, we're looking at a 9 minute clip. on the top end of the beltway from greenspring avenue, toward the jfx, right now that will take 5 minutes. veering off along the southbound lanes of 83, nothing to complain about. it's just the cars that you will have to contend with, from 695 down toward fayette street. that will take 15 minutes. that's a look at the morning travels. patrice, back to you. 7:03 on fox 45 morning news. today is the first day of school for hundreds of thousands of students. baltimore county schools are among the many school districts kicking off the 2009, 2010

school year this morning. joel d smith is live in fells point to start offer the team coverage. nothing like the first day of school, joel. >> reporter: nothing, like it. kids are excited. we have a buzz in the air and in the air a bit of a nip. if you send the kids off remember the jackets this morning. we are in front of wolf street academy. we are here with the principal who is also pretty excited. good morning. >> good morning. >> we watch you get ready. what do you have to do this morning? >> we have to open up a school. we have been working hard for the past week with all the teachers, professional development, polishing floors, painting walls, and hanging pictures. this is the go day. this is the day when they all start arriving. >> reporter: you know the kids are excited coming in here, but when can you get away from the excitement and get on to the teaching. how long does that take? >> i'm going to be, after we get everybody up to the classes. i'm going to be going around, 9, 9:30 or 10:00. i'm going to be making sure that

the routines are start to be ininstructed and i'm looking for things to start happening. it's a get up and go day. we're going to be pushing for another great year. >> reporter: we know the kids will be yawning, how about you and the teachers. >> it's hard to get back into the routine of the early wake-up and on point before 7:00, kind of the old army commercial. we do more before 9:00 than most people do all day long. we're working hard. >> reporter: all right, very good. we will let you get back to it. wolf academy principal is here. they have special guests, the superintendent of schools, dr. andres alonzo. we hope to get him for you in the next half hour to talk about the overall view for the school district. joel d smith. fox 45 morning news. as school year begins healthoffs are stepping up their efforts to contain swine flu. this year there's new policies

and protocols to be taken. megan gilliland joins us with more on that. >> reporter: milford academy was one of the schools forced to class last spring after one of the students was diagnosed with swine flu. there's a new policy that will keep the schools open. that means that school officials are going to treat swine flu-like the seasonal flu but they still plan to be vigilant with the virus, especially as frightening new predictions surface. a white house panel says that swine flu could kill 30 to 90,000 people, and send 2 million people to the hospital. 1 million people have gotten sick with swine flu. infections may rise as kids head to school. to fight the statistics, a vaccine is being created right now. the maryland university of medicine is taking part in the trials, but it still may be

until october when the vaccine is available. >> we know that it's not sufficient for the entire population. so we're trying to really identify what is most high risk populations to be able to vaccinate right now. >> reporter: when the vaccine becomes available, health officials say they will be recommending your children to get both the seasonal flu and the swine flu vaccine. in the meantime if you have any flu symptoms, it's recommended that you stay home from school, stay home from work and then head back. megan gilliland, fox 45 morning news. we want to know what you think, do you agree with the new policy to keep the schools with suspected cases of swine flu open? that is the question of the day. we are going to take your calls hey te -- later this morning. you can send us a tweet at fox baltimore. a howard county teen who was struck by a drunk driver earlier this morning has died. benjamin wartman of elk ridge

was driving his bike when he was hit by a drunk driver. he died a few hours la later. the driver was arrested on several charges, including hair heroin possession. he has been since been released on a 100,000 ponds $100,000 bond face more charges snrk. >> police say wart man was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. two firefighters lose their lives trying to battle massive fires in california. the two men lost their lives when a vehicle rolled of a hill in los angeles county. the fire has consumed 66 square miles and consumed 6 structures. man tormandatory is in effect fr homes. what you can state from the

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more savings every time you shop, only with your giant card. the maryland state fair is underway and now is your chance to get in on the fun. it's day 4 of 11 action packed days. bob shirley with welsh pony show joins us this morning with all the details for the hometown hot spot; good morning, bob. >> good morning, welcome to the fair maryland state fair. >> good morning, is was there last week and i was most amazed about the fried oriole cookies, but that is another story. >> that is not our department. >> talk about the ponies. >> today we're going to be showing welsh upon knees, today and -- upo -- ponies today, ande

a will be riding this pony today. and welsh ponies are really an old breed of ponies developed in whales over in the united kingdom and started out as ponies pulling carts out of mines over in whales. >> you know, people come to the fair, they like the ride, they like all the food, some of them a little crazy, but people really come to see the animals. they rea really enjoy that. >> we certainly believe that is the most important part of the fair and the most exciting. >> claire is going to be riding, does she help to take care of the ponies and all of that good stuff, too? >> yes, partly is clara's pony this year. she trains it. sometimes light stripe trains claire but it works out just fine. i kind of expect, but we will have to wait and find out, i kind of expect they might win a

few ribbons today. >> we're going to cross our fingers. tell claire a we said thank you and her pony is beautiful. bob, thank you so much. >> come enjoy the fair. >> absolutely. the maryland state fair is at the timonium fairgrounds through september 7th. so if you haven't had a chance to get out there, you still do. for more information log on to foxbaltimore.com/morning. and we take a look at our sky watch hd radar this morning. we're looking at pretty dry start for most of us. however, down to the south and east, there are some showers there d you cansee them moving from the southwest to northeast in that region. for the most part it should stay out of the sta central parts ofe state and central parts as well as high pressure has more effect there. down to the south and east, we will are seeing the showers in that part of the state. elsewhere, there could be a renegade shower early on. look for the dry air from the

north to definitely be in our favor as we move through the next several days and bring us plenty of sunshine later in the week especially. even with the high pressure to the north and west exerting its influence, we're going to get sun and clouds. the showers you see steering off further off toward the east as we have a low pressure sitting off a boundary that sits to the south. future scan model indicating the showers for the southern part of the eastern shore here this morning and continuing until noon. it should taper off and should have the share of clouds this morning. it will give way to some clearing with a mix of sun and clouds then. as we move deeper into the week, we will see more sunshine as the high pressure continues to move south and east over our area. you can see the active weather to the south of us, but that is pretty much where we expect it to stay. the water vapor loop indicating all of the dry air. the dry air indicating the areas of water vapor image and the lighter areas with more

moisture. you see that to the south and east of us. the dry air should be with us for most of the week. we look forward to a pretty one. 65 in d dc and 65 at salisbury. hagerstown, cool, too. look at that chilly. oakland at 64 degrees. temperature wise 75 degrees. central part of the state should climb to 74 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds. and back to the west. look for the winds to be up a little bit, more for the central counties in the eastern shore. the western part of the state with mainly clear skies, bower and over -- 54 and overnight low temperature. 70 at noon, the 74 around 3:00 p.m. and 71 degrees at 6:00 p.m. heading to the fair tonight, you will find temperatures in the afternoon, at least 72 degrees, comfortable, 68, cooler at night. partly cloudy skies, and 76 tomorrow. partly cloudy.

80 on thursday, as the temperatures rebound heading into the weekend. lots of sunshine, 80 for friday and 82 and 81 for friday and saturday. iradar is available at foxbaltimore.com. you can use iradar to track incoming storms. go to foxbaltimore.com and clish on iradar. now candace dold is here with another look at the traffic edge. >> reporter: thank you, steve. we're dealing with a big time production with the speeds out on the main lines. take a look at the northeast corner down to 14 miles per hour for the average speed. i can tell you there's no incidents to talk about. it's just that extra heavy volume this morning. 46 on the southbound end of the jfx and 53 on 83 moving through baltimore county, another number that reduced quickly was 35 miles per hour on the west side of the beltway and 59 moving on 95 through howard county. we do have quite a few problems

to talk about. in fact, it starts in severna, at route west 100. 32 is looking like the better bet for the alternate route. on 295 at route 175, here it is, intermittent slowing on the southbound lanes. then it starts to ease up again but the northbound lanes are going to be cruising along at top speeds there heading up toward the beltway. on 95, moving right at route 32, it's going to be a fairly calm ride there. now here is 95 moving through whitemarsh. you can see a lot of cars are already congregating there mostly the northbound and southbound lanes. it's the same traffic pattern heading through 95 in the city and through the fort mchenry tunnel as well. that's a look at your morning travels, patrice, back to you. candace, thank you. still ahead on fox 45 morning news, getting tests for used baby items. what itestimonies yo items you r

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children are heading back to school facing concerns over the threat of swine flu. this year a change in policy

will keep affected schools open. retailers and schools are scrambling, spock piling sanitizers and man rea reading r isolation. officials will create the swine flu-like -- treat the swine flu-like the seasonal flu. a reunion 10 years in making. a 17-year-old originally from china adopted by a woman from maryland was reunited with his birth parents over the weekend. christian norris used the internet to track down his parents with the help of his mother. they said he got lost when he was 7 years old and they were devastated. now that they are reunoticed, they will stay in touch but will not force christian to live in china. toys "r" us are launching a new program in hopes of keeping potential dangerous items from being used.

they will trade in items for a 20% discount on new items. the event is called the great trade ineven. all toys "r" us and babies are us locations will honor that. it's an exclusive story in today's washington times. julie bedane has this morning's briefing. >> reporter: good morning, here is a quick look at what we're following today from washington. the united states intercepts quaid communications. many of them are ignored because few people understand what is being said. 8 years from september and the u.s. national ages are lacking transcription and speakers of the languages. they warned the capabilities are essentially nonexistent among

genintelligence personnel. intelligence officials say that the languages are difficult to be learned fast. and -- those that do learn them, will go to the private sector where they will learn more money for their services. they supported president obama in the election, but now they're growing impatient with his failure to act on his campaign knowledge to repeal the don't ask, don't tell policy. 375 members of the millitary have been discharged for their sexual orientation and many members of congress and activities are fed up with the admnistration argument that it needs more support in congress to repeal the policy. the ban on gay serving openly at millitary is one lingering policy that has some of the democratic party worried. already some lawmakers have called out the admnistration for

its unseemingly willingness to back off the public healthcare option and the escalation of the war in afganistan and the plans to limit climate change. a supreme court decision is putting more pressure leaving many struggling to keep up calling special summer sessions and alter in policy. it requires to make lab technicians available to testify at trials. it was seen as a victory but defendants are using it as a stalling tam tick and tactic a. i'm julie bee dane. back to you. read those stories and more by logging to foxbaltimore.com and clicking on washington times. a fatal accident in anne arundel county. what makes have to say about the man who lost his life. baltimore's murder rate is down, but there's hundreds of unresolved cases out

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the city ages homicide rate is on pace for better than lat year. that is the good news, on bad news, there's more than 300 deaths in the city that are not a part of the homicide rate. they call it questionable deaths and solving them is still pending them. you are doing a series investigating these questionable deaths. what exactly is a questionable death? >> there's cases that are called pending cases when police come and they find a body and it's not really clearly a homicide. it could be a drug overdose, suicide, and things like that. these cases get put in the pending status, which has to be solved. when the medical examiner or the evidence comes to life. >> are these cases actively being investigated so they can

get a determines? >> yes, they supposed to be actively investigated and the medical examiner, has to help them. >> you're saying, they're supposed to be, is that not what is happening? >> what is what we're looking at. there's some cases where particularly the cases where the people remember found at the harbor, where the investigation seems to have all but cease. we trying to find out what is the reason the cases aren't going forward. >> any idea as to why they have stalled. >> i think some of the cases present certain types of problems because the body has been in the water for a long time. it's hard to ascertain what kind of body. we are looking at whether the medical examiners office is communicating with the police department in letting them know what the status of these cases. some of theme realize on the medical examiner's ruling. >> do you have a particular examples of cases that you're looked into? >> yeah. we have the case of the two hispanic men who were found in

the harbor almost three days apart. we have the case of another man that was found in the harbor who was manic-depressive and had psychological problems. we have a couple of suicides, where someone went outside and supposedly shot themselves but the cases have never been closed or taken off the pending list. we will be looking at a lot of different stop. >> these keep adding up. >> 200 208 from twrow 2008 thatt been resolved. >> it could send our homicide rate through the roof. >> we are trying to find out what is really going on. >> stephen janice, thank you very much. to read more about this story go to foxbaltimore.com and click on investigative voice. next on fox 45 morning news, an alleged repeat robber is behind bars.

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good morning, it's monday, august 31st. it's the first day of school and we have a lot to get to. let's get to meteorologist steve fertig. lendlet's find out about our weather. it's a shame today is the first day of school because i thought yesterday was the absolutely most beautiful day of the year. we don't want to go to school this morning. >> the weekend will be a nice payoff. the weekend should be even nicer than what we're going to see during the week which is going to be very comfortable. >> a long weekend, coming up

labor day weekend. >> that's true. we're in store for a long weekend indeed. >> as you head to the bus stop this morning, temperatures a little bit cool and we will see more fall like, perhaps in spots. 63 degrees, there's 50s out there, mostly cloudy skies, and north wind at 5-10 miles an hour. temperatures at 54 in baltimore, but there's plenty of 50s throughout the area and especially as you go further point north. as we look at the sky watch hd radar you will see showers for the eastern shore. if you're there, you will run into a few of those especially for the eastern part of the eastern shore. the showers moving in our direction, may bring us a couple of light showers early but the high pressure, the north winds out, brings more of a of sun and clouds throughout much the day. you will see that our sky watch future scan model indicates most of the showers should taper off afternoon, and then it's just a cloud/sun mix, thereafter. i hope the weather inproves as we -- improves as we get toward

the middle and end of the week. i will get you the details. right now candace dold is here with the traffic edge. >> reporter: thank you, steve. as we head back to school, and head back to work on this monday morning, you're going to find a lot of main lines are pretty cluttered out there. starting out along 95, from mountain road, heading toward 695, we are already in the led looking at a 14-minute commute. and not much relief on the top end of the beltway, from the jfx toward 70. so far a lost cars that are fillerrinfiltering in at a slow. froslow. at 95 we're looking at a 6 minute clip. that's a look at the morning commute. back to you. candace, thank you. in more sleeping news, today --

no more sleeping in. megan gilliland is in baltimore county b, but we get started wih joel d smith to take a look at how they are dealing on the first day back. >> reporter: they have a few yawns here at the wolf academy. and a person who knows how to deal with that, good morning, dr. andres alonzo. >> good morning to you. >> what are the goals we want to look forward from your standpoint. >> we want to build on last year's improvement and the improvement on the year before tavmenthat. we want to improve attendance to make sure that more kids are in school every single day, especially in the high schools. we want to work with teachers more collaborative in order to make sure that we move forward as a system and address all of the issues that we may have in the classroom. we want to increase our collaboration with the parents as well. that was a huge call last year

and it wants to get even stronger this year. we want to make sure we meet the needs of every single child, especially children who in the past might have dropped out of school. he we want to keep them in sight. >> reporter: one thing that the parents and kids have to deal is the swine flu the h1n1, in particular, quick things you might want the parents to know. >> it's a flu. we were lucky enough not to have to close any schools last year. we don't know enough about it yet, but it looks to be another flu. it's important that we maintain the same health precautions that we do for everything else, but be more cautious. so things like washing hands, make sure as soon as you see any symptom in a childing that you let us know -- a child, that you let us know. those things are important. we are working close to the health department. >> reporter: we talked to one people how long it takes to get ready for school. how many days does it take you to be in the groove again?

>> i have been in the groove. i visited schools last week to make sure that the schools are ready. we had 20,000 students in the summer. we had a very large summer school program. i feel that one year rolls into another. it's life, just like life. >> reporter: no summers off for this guy. the kids are back, even though he is used to being back. they are making adjustments this morning. we will see the new dunbar live in a few minutes. back to you. as kids head back to school, concerns over the swine flu do heighten. it pose a serious health threat in the united states affecting mostly children and young adults. our live team coverage continues with megan gilliland at mel ford mill academy.

they were forced to close after one you ha student was diagnose. state officials say the cdc will no longer close schools with the suspected cases of the viruses. in other words the cdc will treat the swine flu lake the seasonal flu. despite the change in gears, health officials say they will continue to b to be vigilant, ug sanitizers and preparing for vaccines. >> the decisions about when to close the school and not to close the school will be easier for us. >> reporter: there's frightening new statistics, a government report warns as many as 90,000 americans could die from the h1n1 virus when it resurges this fall. close to 2 million in the u.s. could be hospitalized, not because it's more deadly than other flu strains, but because it's a new strain and few people are immunity. again, there's a flu swine

vaccine in the works. coming up in the next hour we will let you know when it's expected to be ready for you. megan gilliland. fox 45 morning news. we want to know what you think. do you agree with the new policy to keep the schools with suspected cases of swine flu open? that is the question of the day. our phone lines are open right now at (410)481-4545. you can also send us a tweet at fox baltimore. two boats collide in anne arundel county killing one man and injuring another. it happened around 6:00 last night near the split of marley creek and curtis creek in glen burnie. one boat carrying 42 john martin and his 13-year-old daughter, lawrence capsized following the crash. coast guard officers were able to rescue them, but they could not save the man on board the second boat. police are not released his name, but neighbors say he was well known in the community. >> he is the type of guy he would do anything for you. he was a good all around man. >> it's a great loss, believe

me, right now. >> john martin was treated for a cut to the arm along with several contusions. he is expected to be. the cause of the crash is under investigation. pennsylvania state police say weather is to blame for a car accident that left two overly high school graduates dead and a baltimore city police officer fighting for his life. 19-year-old michael jones junior and his girlfriend were in pennsylvania for a football scrimmage in scranton when the car they were riding in lost control on a slick road and hit a tree along interstate 81. michael's father a baltimore police officer assigned to the northeastern district was driving the car. officer jones is in shock trauma and listed in serious but stable condition. a man accused of robbing several city businesses is charged in connection with two of the incidents. mark low max is facing 16 counts including armed robbery and assault. the charges come in connection

with robberies in at a mown vernon liquor store and the downtown boutique. it was a part of a crime spree where he hit 17 businesses. if convicted on all counts, he could be sentenced to 15 years from prison and receive a $2,000 fine. a white supremacist accused of killing a security guard at the holocaust museum i scheduled to be arraigned. von bron was shot in the face at the museum and has been in the hospital since then. charges make him eligible for the death penalty. thousands came out to the 128th maryland state fair over the weekend for some good old fashion fun. people took in favorites like the cattle show and the pig races. many fair goers say that is the

kind of fun that keeps them coming back year after year. >> every year, bigger and bigger, no matter what the economy is, it gets bigger and bigger. >> you still have plenty of time to enjoy the fair t runs through labor day. we want to remind you that this saturday you can star in a commercial at the maryland state fair. september 5th at the fox 45 booth you can be a part of the i am baltimore commercial shoot. just look for the fox 45 banner at the edge of the midway. coming up getting ready for labor day weekend. what ocean city has

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[ ship horn blows ] welcome back, 7:43 now on this monday morning. it promises to be a nice week getting nicer as we move lalong. this morning are not as nice for the southern part of the eastern shore. we do have showers out there as you can see. dissipating in strength but still more pervasive than anywhere else. you can see is starting to wine down a little bit. showers on the eastern part of the shore. you can see showers having trouble, as high pressure works from the north and that will work against it as we get drier air moving in. that drier air accompanied by cooler temperatures, too. we start at 64 degrees at the inner harbor and plenty of cloud

cover at this hour. north west wind at 6 miles per hour and the barometer is rising at 30.1 and here is the look of temperatures we got around the region right now. 65 at salisbury and 65 at d.c. and cooler still in oakland. the dew point numbers in the low 50s or upper 40s. that is definitely dry air moving in even at 43 out in oakland. very dry air the further west you go. that is because the high pressure working on that side. stationary boundary from the south to the east. that is bringing the shower chances through noon and then it dissipates with the northerly flow keeping us cooler than average for this time of year. only 70s for the high today as we look for high temperatures in the eastern shore of only 75 there. with these hours this morning, and cloudy skies thereafter, central part of the state climbing to 74 degrees with partly cloudy skies. north wind at 5-15 miles an hour. it will be breezy because of the

low pressure to the south and east and high pressure to the north and west. the winds could be breezy and even gusting up to 20 later. back to the west we have a high temperature expected of up to 72 degrees, with more sunshine which should make it closer than the high pressure center. tonight 55 degrees under mainly clear skies to partly cloudy. north winds at 5-10 miles per hour. it should be a cool one. 74 degrees for the high but 70 at noon. 74 at 3:00 p.m. before dropping back to 71 at 6:00 p.m. heading to the fair today, 2:00 p.m., look for a temperature of 72 degrees, partly cloudy and then partly cloudy at 8:00 p.m. with a temperature of 68. definitely on the cool side but still nice, 74 degrees for the high temperature tomorrow. 79 on wednesday, partly cloudy and 80 for thursday. lots of sunshine heading into the labor day weekend. 81 on sunday. fox 45 sky watch weather is at your finger tips. iradar is available at

baltimore.com. can you use fox 45 a powerful doppler radar to track the incoming storms. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on iradar. let's check out the roadways as you head back to work and school. here is candace with the track edge. >> reporter: thank you, steve. that's right. it's the first day of school and you know what had a means. this time of year we have a lot of cars that are heading out early. the numbers on the roadways are definitely reflecting that. 14 miles per hour on the 95, the average for mountain road heading toward 695. and 45 on the jfx, the southbound lanes, 48 on 83 moving through baltimore county. and 41 on the west side of the beltway, but doing a little bit better on 95 through howard county at bine miles per hour -- 59 miles per hour. we do have a few things to talk about. it all starts at the tunnels. we have a disabled vehicle that takes out the northbound lane, you will to stick with 95 through the fort mchenry

tunnel. on 95, you can see it's a straight stack of cars on the southbound lanes heading toward the 695 and definitely have a lot of cars on the northbound direction as well. on the top end of the beltway it's already heavy as usual on the outer loop lanes, but now we have an accident on the outer loop direction. that is stacking up toward towson. up toward greenspring avenue, dealing with a 5-minute commute fl. there. we have intermittent flowing on the outer loop lanes but the intermittent loop lanes, the moderate congestion. these conditions are changing but you can keep up with them round the clock at personalized conditions for your commute. just log on to foxbaltimore.com and click on the treask edge. traffic edge. back to you. changes in a school policy when it comes to a potential

swine flu outbreak. this year, affected schools will stay open. we want to know. do you agree with the new policy to keep schools affected with the swine flu open.

children are heading back to school facing concerns over the threat of swine flu. this year, change in policy will keep schools with suspected cases of swine flu open. retailers in schools are scrambling, stock piling sanitizers and read oakin readix vaccinations. schools will treat the swine flu just like they treat the seasonal flu. we want to know what you think.

do you agree with the schools to keep the schools with swine flu cases open. that is the question of the day. the phone lines are open now at (410)481-4545. you can also send us a tweet at fox baltimore. our first caller is an na at dun dundalk. good morning ana. >> good morning. >> what did you think, you have kids going back to school. >> yes, i have one right now. >> getting them out the door? >> what do you feel that they will keep schools open with swine flu cases. >> i think it's wrong. >> they say they are treating it like they do the seasonal flu and they don't close the schools for that. why do you think there should be a difference. >> i feel once you have one, how many more? they're going to bring it home to younger children. >> right. >> you're bringing home all over the country, so you should shutdown the schools and take, you know, take care of the one child and contaminate the

schools. if you have baby at hands they're bringing all that to the little ones. >> ana, thanks for calling and good luck getting your little continues to school this morning. >> good morning, van. >> good morning. >> what do you think about closing down schools? >> i don't think that the schools should close, but i do agree that they should get all of the students tested, like when they have to go get their shots and they are -- they make sure that they're up-to-date with their shots. >> so you think they should have to get the vaccination as soon as it's available? >> i think that because they're in the process of finding a vaccine, i do think that they should get tested. i took my daughter this summer to go get her evaluation, her physical. she is fine. >> okay, good. >> i think that is a big step as well as all the parents should take some initiative to get theirs. >> van, thank you so much for your call northern.

patricia in ra randallstown is r last call they are morning. >> good morning, patricia. >> good morning, how are you. >> do you think they should keep the schools open. >> i think shoul should have thm closed. >> that could make for a lot of kids at home. did you think about that? >> at times they can change the policy around. it may be for an epidemic, something could be allowed a little different this time. >> thank you for your call and thank you for all of your calls. coming up firefighters trying to raise money for muscular dystrophy. how you can contribute for the fill the boot campaign. later labor day weekend is fast approaching. what kind of fun

the start of school means the end of summer. the mayor of ocean city is joining us in studio, means labor day festivities. now is the time to start planning. the mayor is here telling us how ocean city is ending the summer with a bang. >> we enjoy having you. usually you're here to tell us how to hit off the summer or end the summer. we're at the end. >> we are at labor day weekend. we no longer consider that the end anymore. >> you keep on partying all yearlong. >> we have big crowds during the fall season which is one the graftesgreatest times to end atn city. >> great labor day weekend.

>> we have a great labor day crowds. we are going to have a concert with the groove train, free. walk down the boardwalk, grab your chair, come out and sit on the beach. we have been doing that all summer having concerts and to enentertain those who visit ocean city. >> you were telling me that you had a great summer. the economy didn't keep you down. >> we are close to home. we offer a lot of unique ideas to bring people to ocean city and offer them things while they were visiting. we looked o at our numbers for july, and they were great. we want to thank everybody for coming to ocean city. >> you end september with sun fest. >> sun fest which is the last weekend in september. sun fest is one of the biggest events in the country. huge arts and craft show, lots of creat great eastern shore fo.

and we have village people. >> everybody smiles because you think of the ymca and you want to dance. >> the little kids and everybody wants to get into that. rick spring field will be there. it's going to be a great weekend. entertainment under the big top and outside of the forrier area at the sun fest in the mid. -- middle of the tent. wine fest another weekend after that. and cruising event with cars coming to ocean city. and you move on thanksgiving weekend is huge and the winter fest lights. lots of reasons to keep coming to the beach. >> all right. and of course, the popcorn down there. you got to go get the popcorn. >> we brought some with us just to make sure. >> we love it, mayor. thank you for coming in. >> is your child the victim of bullying? an expert is here to help you pinpoint the warning signs.

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good morning. it is monday, august 31st. i'm patrice harris. it's the last day of august and the first day of school for thousands of children who are having to get up this morning and get out the door. meteorologist steve fertig is here to tell us what kind of weather they're heading out into. >> right. >> and if it's going to be like yesterday, gorgeous, best bay of the year hands down. >> it's tough to get out the door the first time. you're saying, get up and get out. >> you were saying earlier. the first day of school it isn't so bad. you get to see all of your friends. >> but it will feel like fall. maybe that will help you get out and get ready for school. here is why it will be a little cool. we will have the high pressure bringing us northerly flow. that will bring us dry air, but in the meantime we do have wet air on the western shore.

temperature wise, 64 degrees at and delaware 64 degrees where it's raining. 46 in oakland, a little chilly for sure the further west you go. 74 is where we're headed for the high temperature today. it will be a cooler than average day but pleasant, still a breezy wind coming from the north at 5 to 15 miles per hour gusting up to 20 since we have low pressure with the south and east with the high a bit from the north and west. we have a stronger wind when you have them close together. let's see what happening on the roadways. right now candace dold has the answer with the traffic edge. candace. >> reporter: thank you, steve. it's been a hectic one on the roadways and it's not because of a lot of incidents. it's just the fact that as the kids head back to school, it means an extra heavy rush for us. 695 with a 14-minute commute. and we do have an accident on the inner loop lanes of the beltway at bel air road.

the entire inner loop stretch from 70 up toward route 702, we're looking at a 32-minute ride. on 795, you're going to be barely moving along from westminister pike heading toward 695, we're in the red as well with a 13-minute commute. that's a look at your messy, monday morning travels. patrice, back to you. candace, thank you. it's the first day of school for hundreds of thousands of students. baltimore city and county schools are among the many school districts kicking off the 2009/2010 school year this morning. we have live team coverage as kids go back to school. megan gilliland is in baltimore county, but we start with joel d smith who is live in east baltimore with a look at kids as they head into school this morning. good morning, joel. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. we're here for the big event the reopening of the dunbar high school. here is one of the guys who helped to get this come

together. we are here with the chief operating officer, jay scriber good morning. >> a long time coming. how long? >> since 2001. it's a collaborative effort with drafdr. grasmick and the school association. >> what are the changes? >> it's been a total renovating, $28.8 million. they put in three robotic suites. new cafeteria, a new look and a new water fel filtration system throughout the school. we're going to have people celebrating. >> we will have politicians, the governor, the mayor and other elected and invited personnel. >> reporter: a relief and be happy to be ready to go with this again. >> extremely happy. it's been an ambitious project

and the school is gorgeous. i think everybody is going to be pleased today. >> reporter: thank you for joining us and congratulations. the kids were out of here for two years. they got to be happy to be coming back as well. we will be talking with them as well. happy to have the legendary dunbar school open again. one of the things happening at 2009, 2010 school years. as school begins, health officials are stepping up their efforts to contain the spread of swine flu. this morning we have new protocols being taken. we are live with megan gilliland at milford academy at baltimore county. >> reporter: you may remember, milford mill academy is one of the schools that was forced to close last year, as one the students was diagnosed with the swine flu. now affected schools will stay open.

they will treat the swine flu-like seasonal flu. still officials plan to be very vigilant with this new virus as new predictions surface. the white house panel says swine flu to kill between 90 to 30,000 people and send 2 million people to the hospital. 1 million people have already gotten sick with swine flu. and infections may rise as kids go back to school. to fight these statistics, a vaccine is being created right now. the university of school of maryland is taking part in the nationwide trails of the vaccine, but it might be october before it's available. >> we already know that it's not sufficient for the entire population, so we're trying to identify what are the most high risk populations to be able to vaccinate right now. >> reporter: when the vaccine becomes available, health officials recommend your children getting the seasonal flu and the swine flu vaccine. in the meantime if you're feeling the symptoms, it's

recommended that you stay home from school and stay home from work until you're feeling better. live in baltimore county, megan gilliland. fox 45 morning news. thousands came to the 128th maryland state fair over the weekend for some good old fashion fun. people took in favorites like the cattle show and the pig races. fair goers say it's just the kind of fun that keeps them coming back year after year. every year it gets bigger and bigger. no matter what the economy is, it gets bigger and bigger. >> you still have plenty of time to enjoy the fair. it runs through labor day. we want to remind you that you can star in a commercial at the maryland state fair. september the 5th, which is this saturday, from 5 to 7:00 p.m. at the fox 45 booth, you can be a part of the i am baltimore commercial shoot. just look for the fox 45 banners at the edge of the midway.

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from riding rides to riding the bulls. the maryland state fair is in full swing and you got a whole fun filled week to get in on all of the action. bull riding announcer chip risly joins us live with all of the details for our morning's hometown hot spot. >> good morning, chip. >> you know bull riding is something i would like to try. >> later we're going to have it. we're going to transform this arena from a horse riding arena to a bull riding arena. you are welcomed to come out? >> this is easier said than done. tell me about bull riding. >> when rodeo got started it was camp riding and bull riding came later when someone bet somebody that they couldn't ride the

meanest bull in the cattle ride. hence the sport we have right now multi-million dollar bull riding sport. >> do you have a nice bull that i can get started on? >> those bulls left in the beef show yesterday. we have been here, and the beef, cattle and no, we don't have any of the nice rodeo bulls. >> maybe i should ask somebody for a piggy back ride. talk about other things going on at the fair. people like to see the bull rides, but there's so much going on at the fair? >> there really is. we have been here since wednesday. my daughter's show, steers and the pigs did well. the rides have been going -- yesterday was a huge day. thousands of people at the midway yesterday. but the food is unbelievable at the state fair. it's unbelievable. >> you're right about that. i still can't get over the fried oriole cockeys. i didn't -- cookies. i didn't know that something like that existed.

incredible is the word for that. chip, thank you very much. >> hope to see you the at rodeo later on tonight. the state fair is at timonium fairgrounds through september 7th. for more information log on to foxbaltimore.com. i think meteorologist steve fertig had some of those orioles. and bull riding is not like riding a bull seat. it's not like the ones you put a quarter in. here we go, we have showers to the south and east. as we put things into motion, it's looking better now than it did earlier. the showers, even the central part of the state seeing showers now. there was a chance some of them could move in. high pressure to the north and west should win the day as we see more clearing later on. you're seeing our share of showers especially for the south and east. again, we're going to keep our eyes to the central counties because we're seeing showers for the time being. a lot of that should dissipate for the later part of the

morning. moving from the southwest we should see drier conditions. the drier conditions from the northerly flow seeing temperatures into the 70s for the high as most of the rain steers to the east. the exiew tou exiew tour computt the showers are moving to the south and east. a little bit of a surprise that the showers are not being picked up, but it shouldn't last all day. it should be any activity we see there dissipating as the drier air works in. eventually it will get drier and the rest of the week it should be progressively better as we move along here. we are seeing the moisture moving in from the gulf coast area for the time being. showing the dark area here that will be moving further toward the east. once the little bit of moisture left over gets out of here. we look barred t forward to ther rest of the week. it should be a nice rest the week as we get into the labor day weekend.

temperatures a little bit cooler than average for this time of year, this time of year, 56 for hagerstown and the same in oakland. the temperatures won't warm up, they will stay in the 70s. 75 for the eastern shore with the showers, maybe a couple of showers earlier for this day for the central part of the state but giving way to partly cloudy skies later. 74 degrees for high. temperatures here cooler but clearer as we see more sunshine. 72 degrees for the high, with a north wind at 5-10. winds will play a role. it little breezy at times because of the high pressure where the low pressure was. 55 degrees for the overnight low. a cool night, yeah, 50s, it's going to be chilly for everybody. as we move through the day 70 degrees by noon. we het hit the high of 74 between the time frames of 3:00. if you headed to the state fair today, 2:00, 72 degrees, partliy, 68 at 8:00 p.m., and also partly cloudy skies, and the rest of the week will go like this.

look for a high tomorrow of 76. partly cloudy and we warm up more on wednesday, 79 and we continue to add-on to the numbers, 80 degrees for tuesday, and 82 on -- 80 degrees on thursday and 82 on friday. 83 and 81 with mostly clear skies through saturday and sunday. fox watch sky weather is at your finger tips. you can use fox 45 powerful doppler radar to track incoming storms. interactive tools will let you see when rain and thunderstorms and soon enough snow will be moving over your house. not soon, go to foxbaltimore.com and click on iradar. you will always find the weather there. let's see what is happening on the roadways. here is candace dold. >> reporter: we don't want to hear about it, steve, no snow. if you are heading out on the roadways, you don't want to hear this. on 95, 14 miles per hour on the southbound lanes moving through the northeast corner and now down to 32 on the jfx. 49 on 83 traveling through

baltimore county, but look at these numbers, it's back down on the backside of the beltway, at 56 miles per hour and 45 moving through howard county. that is going to be the best spot for us this morning. as it looks on the belt ways, 95 at whitemarsh boulevard, it's going to be packed on the southbound lanes and we do -- we definitely have our fair share of volume on the southbound lanes through harford county. there's an accident on the same vicinity. it's on bel air road. so the inner loop is going to be backed up from towson and the outer loop the usual morning rush from ca carney heading thrh the jfx. it's jammed from owings mills boulevard heading toward the 695 exit. on the west side of the beltway at liberty road it's starting to ease up a bit. thank goodness for that. here it is on the inner and outer loop lanes, starting to see the speeds go back up a

little bit heading toward 70. it's the same traffic pattern heading through catonsville. won we hit 295 at route 175 here. we had intermittent slowing but it's starting to back up a little bit quickly. on the southbound lanes, the cars are traveling at top speeds and the same deal for the northbound direction all the way up to 695. that's a look at your morning commute, patrice, back to you. still ahead, it's not your garden variety interview. >> ooh! >> why one grandma went on the attack with a gardening tool. we are into killing -- business is up booming. >> and it's slaying critics at the box office. ♪ bicycle, what are we waiting for? the flowers are blooming. the air is sweet. and zyrtec® starts... relieving my allergies... 2 hours faster than claritin®.

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it's afternoon action mochy with a controversial topic. inglorious basterds still had a glorious opening weekend at the box office. they are making eli available to talk with us about it. good morning. >> good morning, candace. >> for people who haven't had a chance to see it, give us the gift of the movie? >> it's actually not as violent as the commercials are making it out to be. even for a terentino movie. it's a seen of brad pitt and they are terrorizing and scale ping nazis. that one of the story lines. >> you have an interesting nickname in this, right? >> yes.

my character's name is donny john owe wits and he is a jewish guy from boston. which is me. i'm a jewish guy from boston and he has taken a bat to sign it with the people who are worried about. he takes the bat and pummels nazis with it. >> it seems to be the perfect fit for you. >> you know why quentin casted me. i knew if i was going to be on the screen with brad pitt i had to really go with it. i put on nearly 40 pounds of muscle for the part and went through my whole life history. i grew up with the knowledge that if you were born in europe, you would have been gassed or shot like the rest of my family was. i have thought about this my entire life. it was a personal mission for me. >> speaking of quentin, did he reach a whole new level with

this script? >> yes, quentin is trying to outdo himself at every level. he felt that the best scene he did was the trailer. was etout ther out there to outt scene. it's crossing generations. you're seeing 15 years old and 75 years old cheering in the movie. i told quentin that the scenes in this movie will be performed in 100 years. he couldn't have made this movie if he hadn't made the other movies. it's the culmination of all of the experiences as writer and director. >> i agree. for the people who haven't seen it, we urge them to get out and take a look. >> it's funnier and there's a whole love story they're not selling in the commercials. it's an incredible experience at the movies. >> thanks for joining us this morning. >> you can see inglorious

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firefighters in baltimore county are kicking off their boots and kicking off a campaign. it's called fill the boot. firefighters will be standing at intersections holding out their boots for drivers to make donations to the muscular dystrophy association. larry, the president of the firefighters association is joining us this morning with more on the campaign. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> first of all this campaign has been around for a long time. >> we have been doing this for 55 years. >> for people who haven't seen you out, tell me more about you do. >> we will be out on corners around baltimore county communities collecting money for the muscular dystrophy association, from thursday through labor day.

>> it's called fill the boot because that is actually what you're doing? >> yeah, and that is how it started. they have been doing it that way for 55 years. you will see people out with boots. some will be using buckets, but you know, primarily, that is how we started out with books. >> what else, do you have here, because this is another identifying mark. >> i have the shirts that the guys will be wearing on the streets. you know, this is the shirt they will be wearing. >> okay. now mba is something had a we take seriously around here. we're part of the campaign and the telethon, why did the firefighters get involved in it? >> there was -- it's a long history to it. there's a member who one of their children was affected about 55 years ago. we have had many members since then that have had family members that have been affected by it. some of our family members have been affected by it. that is where it started. >> it's important to you to get out there and help collect money for it. in the years past, how much

money have you been able to raise? >> last year we raised $95,000. >> that is huge. what is your proclamation. >> they is from the county executive jim smith. we have the full support of the county admnistration and the chest of thchief of the fire de. they're with us 100% on this endeavour. >> and the proclamation is that you will have to raise $100,000. >> it doesn't, but hopefully you will. >> you can see the mda telethon at our sister station. the cw baltimore it begins on sunday night september 6th and it runs all day labor day september 7th. still ahead, stop bullying before it starts. we have tips on keeping

welcome to fox 45 morning news. 8:30 is the timemen time. i'm patrice harris.

kids are getting out and by this time starting the first day of school. meteorologist steve fertig is here to tell us what kind of day they will have as they're heading out. cool and a little bit wet for the eastern shore. we're seeing a couple of showers on the eastern part of the state. all of that is going to dissipate for the trip home or school. it's going to be a decent week and things are going to get better each and every day. especially as we head into the labor day weekend, you will love this forecast. the same for cockeysville and 66 in annapolis. there's biz to the north and it's 50s to the north and west and you see the rainshowers in the central part of the state moving into this area around baltimore county. you can see a couple of showers moving through, before it dissipates into afternoon and high pressure from the north works in. we're getting windy conditions that will be with us as high pressure replaces the low pressure that was over us. we may have the low pressure

over us. we will see winds out of north that will keep us cool. the showers progressing more into the central county and earlier than expected. i do believe by later in the day that should be tapering off. 71 at 6:00 p.m. after getting to the high temperature of 74 around 3:00 this afternoon. should be a pleasant day, though today even though it's wet in spots this morning. we will talk more about what we can expect toward la labor day weekend in a little bit. here is candace dold. >> reporter: not such a pleasant ride out there in many of the headlines. it's due to extra volume. you know how it is when school starts back up. it starts to slow down on the roadways. from 695 toward mountain road toward 695, we are in the red with a 14-minute commute. there's an accident on the inner loop lanes of the beltway at bel air road. that is causing a slow go on the inner loop direction and a lot of cars on the outer loop side from the jfx, so that will take

15 minutes. from westminister heading toward the beltway, 15 minutes. those cars are barely inching along toward the west minute stie pike towar--minister pike 5 region. here are the stories we're following this morning. two firefighters lose their lives trying to battle massive wildfires in california. officials say the men died when their vehicle rolled off a mountain side in los angeles county. mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for 12,000 homes. good morning, i'm megan gilliland as these kids head back to school, there's concerns over swine flu. this new school year, there's a change in policies that will keep affected schools open. state officials say the cdc will no longer close the schools with the suspected cases of the vier

yous. in other words, they will treat the swine flu-like the seasonal flu. health officials say they will continue to be vigilant using sanitizers and preparing for vaccines that are expected to be ready by october. a reunion 10 years in the making. a 17-year-old originally from china adopted by a woman from maryland was reunited with his birth parents over the weekend. christian norris used the internet to track down his parents with the help of his mother. the birth parents say he got lost when he was 7 years old and they were devastated. the parents say they will stay in touch but will not force christian to now live in china. the class bully, every school has at least one of them. so what do you do if you think your child is the target? dr. michael bol grove a psychiatrist with pratt health system joins us this morning with more on a topic thatly frightens a lot of parents as they are sending their kids back

to school. good morning. >> good morning, how are you. >> i'm great. how do parents pick up on the signs to let them know that their child is a target of bullying. >> it's important to make sure that the child is still engaged with his friends and doesn't show any hesitation about going to school. the most important thing parents can do is communicate, communicate. ask the child, how will you doing? what is going on? anything i need to know about, that sort of thing? >> if the child says, you know, what, this is what is happening at the schools. what do the parents do and what do you recommend for the children to do. >> for the children, there's two parts. we always tell people to ignore the bully, and that is accurate. that doesn't mean to act as if it's not happening. that means to let the bully know that you heard what they said but you're not going to give them credibility. the second thing is you're going to let the bully know, that you're going to tell another people, not because you want

other people to rescue you, but because you're not ashamed of what is happening. the teacher is aware and the teacher is giving the child the appropriate support which is essentially helping the child to solve the problem. >> that is a good point, because i was wondering, what is the expectation that parents can have when it comes to school administrators and teachers and helping to solve that problem. >> there's two different situations. so in the typical kind of bullying that we might expect, you know sort of school yard bullying and teasing that kind of thing. i think the teacher should work with the parent to guide the child and help the child solve that. and also should work with the classroom to help all the children understand what the expectations are and most appropriately to reward positive behavior. they want to look not just for the bully but for the people who are supporting that child. >> okay. >> that is who gets all the attention. bullies are looking for the same thing everybody else is looking for, respect and attention. they're going about it the wrong

way. the teacher has to constantly set the agenda with the class and say here is how you get attention in my class. >> that answers the question, what do you do if your child is the bully? they need attention of a different kind. >> that's right. you think you need to make sure you're role modeling for your child and they have outlets where they can get that kind of attention, particularly if they need mentors or coaches or people that will be able to handle their sort of over assertiveness and aggressiveness but in an appropriate way. which do not what to make clear that there's other situations which close the line. unfortunately in our schools, particularly in high schools, it can be very scary. >> okay. good information to know, though as kids are heading back to school. doctor thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> still head, back to school also means thin

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millions of school children will be heading back to the classroom soon. before they do, it's a good idea to review a few common sense tips. make sure that your kids return to school healthy. pack heavier items closest to the center of the back. the full backpack should never weigh more than 10 to 20% of your kids body weight. if your child's school bus, has seatbelts, make sure they use them. when it comes to lunch, most schools publish men us use a -- menus ahead of time. pack sensible food and snacks like these in the right portions so nothing goes to waste. be sure to teach your child, his or her phone number and your work number the name of another trusted adult and how to call 911 for an emergency.

this way if something does happen, help is only a phone call away. i'm jill cortis. toe learn more about brighter living, go to foxbaltimore.com. now a check with meteorologist steve fertig for a look at the back to school forecast. thanks, patrice. not to bright as to cart the day. -- start the day. even the central counties seeing light showers and again will be generally on the light side. we believe with the moisture streaming up from the south and west along the frontal boundary creeping from the north. further points north, there's dry air working in. as high pressure will win out today and win in the -- bring in the drier air and prevent the air from coming in today. it's deeper into the week. as we get into labor day it's going to shape up nicely. you can see where the showers were heavier earlier. we are seeing in the central counties but concentrated more southeast generally speaking than elsewhere. here is what we're looking at then, for a starting

temperature. 64 degrees, a little bit cool in spots this morning with mainly cloudy skies, northwest wind at 6 miles per hour. as you can see, not reporting rain at the inner harbor. nevertheless, there's showers around, 63% relative humidity. 51.3 rising on the barometer. that would indicate that it's pretty dry. a lot of what we saw on the ground may not be reaching the grounder. a start a dreary day. 64 in d.c. and the same for salisbury. 59 at hagerstown, and out of 40s in oakland. in the mid-40s earlier, but the dew point indicates how dry it is. that is why i say a lot of that may be virga which is the term we use for the rain falling from above but it's not an issue for us here where we live. take a look at the stationary boundary to the south. the northerly flow is coming around the high pressure. you get the clockwise flow that brings in the drier air and the cooler, too. temperatures today will stay on

the cool side then as we only get up to 75 degrees for the high in the eastern shore where the showers exit. low pressure to the south and east, between it we get the winds to pick up as we get the pressure gradient. 5-15-mile-an-hour winds could gust to 20. partly cloudy skies, it starts off cloudy, but we think there could be sun mixing in through the afternoon. back to the west, high temperature of 72 degrees, rather cool with clear skies, a north wind of 5-10. 55 degrees, so for a cool overnight low, north winds at 5-10 miles per hour and 74 degrees, the temperature we get to right around 3:00 after hitting 70 at noon. and then after that, 3:00 high temperature, we drop to 71 at six p.m. and if you're headed to the state fair, continuing on this week, 72 degrees for 2:00 p.m. temperature with partly cloudy skies by then. 8:00, partly cloudy, 68 degrees, tomorrow 76, the temperatures

will climb a little bit each day. partly cloudy then and staying partly cloudy skies for thursday but 80 degrees. heading into labor day weekend. this is the prize. sunny and 83 on saturday and 81 and mostly clear on sunday. it looks like it's going to be a terrific holiday weekend for sure. fox 45 sky watch weather is at your finger tips. you can always use fox 45 powerful doppler radar to track incoming storms. interactive tools will let you see when the rain is over your house. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on iradar. now candace dold is back with a look at traffic edge. >> reporter: we have been tracking the numbers as far as speeds on the roadways. look at this 19 miles per hour on 95 in the northeast corner. 34 on the jfx. back up to speed on 83, moving through baltimore county at 61 miles per hour.

the slow 27 on the west side of the beltway. but then 55 on 95 through howard county. we do have a little bit of glimmer of hope for you this morning. if you're heading out, we want to tell you about a new incident. it's an accident on the harrisburg expressway. it's right at shawan road. york road is going to be a better bet for the alternate route. once you get to finally approach the beltway, you're going to run to a slow go from towson toward parkville. that is because of this persistent problem an accident on the inner loop lanes right near bel air road. that does take out one lane. this has been throughout the morning rush. it's been a bit of a bear ride on the top end. on 95 moving through whitemarsh, here it on the northbound lanes. we have our fair share of volume but things are starting to ease up a little bit as we head toward the 9:00 hour. 95 through the city in the fart mchenry tunnel -- fort mchenry tunnel. a traffic pattern does continue

from 395 toward 695. if you're heading on 95 moving through the howard county region. look at this, a few cars traveling, light activity on the southbound lanes heading toward washington dc. that's a look at your morning travels, patrice, back to you. candace, thank you. still ahead, back to school means back to thinking about the sat. find out how maryland scores measure up. beep. bleep. >> and later it's not your garden variety interview. why one grandma went on the attack with a gardening

>>as we head into a new school year, many students have their brains on scoring beg when it comes into get -- big when it comes to getting into college.

to do that, you have to have a big score on the sat. how high are the scores. the college board is make the senior vice president available to talk with us this morning. good morning, lawrence. >> good morning. >> let's start with maryland. how did our kids score? >> actually, maryland doing well. in maryland many students take the sat, 70% of high school graduates are taking the sat. and saying i want to go to college, so that is terrific. and even with such a broad group of students including a more diverse group of student, taking the sat, the scores are holding steady and had a is terrific. it's a nice thing to see and we're very pleased that students from all walks of life are taking the sat and saying i want to go to college. >> we're glad to hear that about our students. how does that compare to the rest of the country, the other states around? >> holding their own. in terms of reading, really

right on mark with the national average and in writing, also right on the mark. there's improvements being made in math. a little bit behind in math, the national average in math was 515 and maryland's is 502. so a little bit more work to do on math but there's improvements being made and that is great. >> of course, prep classes come around your junior year. is this something you recommend for students be looking into? >> let me tell you something interesting. we're seeing this across the board in all students. this is whether it's african-american students, hispanic students, students of all ethnicities. when they're taking the harder courses. the most rigorous courses in math and english and high school, talking about honor courses and ap courses, those students are doing much, much better on the sat. the sat is a test of reading, writing and math. the students who are learning the skills in high school are getting higher sat scores. that is really the key. in terms of prep, what we do

recommend is that students, you know, take a practice test or two. they take a look at the sat and there are many free and low cost ways to do this. i always say, just like tiger woods when he is about to go play a golf tournament, he doesn't show up at 10:00 a.m. and let's tee off. he shows up a few days earlier and checks out the course. >> how high are sates, what is a good score? what should students be shooting for? >> it's different for every college. what matters is that students find the right college for them. students should check out college websites and look at what the average scores are for that college and select the right college for them. >> lawrence, thank you for helping us out

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normally you use a hoe to tend your garden, but when news crews sprouted on her home. a grandmother treated them like weeds and took to them. we look at this most unusual encounter. >> reporter: they could have words and could get hit by a tear gas canister. or smack with a plastic bottle. >> that is not appropriate. >> i don't give a [bleep]. >> reporter: have a loaded gunpointed at you. so relatively speaking, what is a little garden variety hoe. >> don't put that camera in my [bleep]. >> reporter: it's the grandma hoe attack. the camera man from wcsh t.v.

took the brunt of it. >> a shooter from another station wofl videotaped the guy getting attacked. >> reporter: the two news crews came looking for a mother who reported to police that her 15-year-old police had been working in this strip club. neighbors said it was the grandmother who came to the door. besides from the obvious question, why does she have a hoe with her when she answers the door? the online debate focused on whether the press deserves it. leaches, subhuman puke, you got what you deserve. you go granny. she won. they told fox's what the hoe down was like. >> just looking at her eye, the first thought was i need to get out of striking distance.

>> reporter: the question is does grandma has a second amendment right to bear a hoe. some thought she should be arrested. the hoe hit the camera, not the man. the police report, but hasn't decided whether to press charges. you might want to brush up on his tools. >> this term for a long handled gardening tool can mean an immoral pleasure seeker. >> what is a hoe? >> no. >> wow! ouch. >> what is a rake? >> a rake is right. >> reporter: forget jeopardy the game. this is the hoe that puts your life in jeopardy. cnn, new york [ laughter ] >> that was funnier than that story for sure. >> you know, we're all been out in the streets and possible line of fire like that. i can't imagine somebody coming like that. >> i know a lot of people who don't want to have their picture taken. >> that's a bit much. >> i don't want to see the

garden, either. i'm pretty sure it's a little [ laughter ] >> not reported anyway [ laughter ] >> exactly. let me grab this. >> you want to shovel out punishment, take the hoe. it will do the job. all right, let's see what is going on weather wise [ laughter ] >> let's see how your garden will grow. 74 degrees with showers out there for the southern part of the eastern shore. 76 for tomorrow's high temperature. it really does improve each and every day, 79 for wednesday and he we get into the low 80s for the holiday weekend. >> not yet. >> perfect weekend. >> i will be looking around -- around my shoulder. >> that is going to do it for us. we will see you back here tomorrow. have a great first day at real-time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning company